I have been dxed with gad , health anxiety , and depression. I was wondering if anyone could share some of there symptoms with me. THis all started back around Christmas time . !st thought was the old reliable...brain tumor...then it went to all sorts of other things. After a fearful few months sure I had ms, here i am still. Ive had ekg`s Ive had MRIS Ive had blood work, stress tests, chest xrays, seemingly every test I can think of. I guess my question is about queezy feelings. The lightheadedness has dissipated, the headaches , and bodyaches are a little less frequent, but latley its just been an overall feeling of nausea. I just kinda dont feel good most days. I was hoping someone had some good news for me , or am I bound for another battery of ER trips and medical testing. This sucks!!! Thanks for listening, and please respond. This is quite exhausting!

Welcome to the boards.
I've not had this but maybe the medical issues with regards to my wife.
Sorry i'm not much help.

Hi mudhound,

I too think that I have a disease, but it is probably anxiety. I have experienced muscle aches and pain, night sweats, fatigue, tingling, jaw pain, joint pain, muscle twitches, loss of appetite, etc. Similar to yours at all?

Michael

You are going to be OK. Not feeling good most days is good way to describe it. If it's not the lightheadedness, its the nausea. If it's not the nausea it's the muscle twitches. It's all of this "symptom shifting" that should help you to realize that this is anxiety and nothing more. Have you noticed that as you are dwelling on a certain physical symptom, you have forgotten completely about the one you were worried about last month? What happened to it. Is it there? Is it hiding? I don't know, but the mind plays tricks on you. This is what happens to me. You and I (and many others on this board) are in the same boat. We've had all the tests, done all the web surfing we can handle, and have done enough worrying to last a lifetime.

sirreal, I know what you mean about symptom shifting. Mine started about 2 months ago with palpatations. I as sure that I had heart problems so the more I thought about it the worse it got. Went to the Dr. had several test done and all seems to be fine. I still had lots of pvc's until someone saw a spot on my face and said you should have this checked out since May is skin cancer awareness month.....So I freeked out about this for about 2 weeks went to the Dr and had him look at it. He said looks ok and not to worry about it......So I woke up one morning and my right arm had gone to sleep, I freeked out I just knew someting was wrong with that so since then my fingers in my right arm have been tingling for the last week then yesterday they stoped on that side and now my left hand fingers are doing the same thing. I was on Lexapro last year and stopped and just went back on a few weeks ago I hope it helps soon. It seems all day long from the time I wake up until I go to bed it is all I do is think about my hands or what is wrong with me.

thanks for the kind words and the quick responses. Im sure you all know how some days you come here looking for advice and to hear others have experienced similar things. It just makes ya feel better. And your responses have done just that. Thanks, and keep em coming. by the way, i love the name Sir Real!

You are welcome JK. This board is such a positive break during the day. All in all, Lexapro is working and it feels great to feel a bit more normal again. The problem is that when you have one good day, you get greedy. So when the next day isn't quite as good, that can get you down. Today for me isn't as good as yesterday and it has caused some worry. Any time the old familiar wobbly, "surreal" feeling comes back, I'm afraid of passing out. That is the biggest hurdle for me. I'm trying not to let those thoughts creep in, but as you all know, it's not easy. Good days ahead!

I've had all the same things....palpitations to excessive sweating to lightheadedness to trouble swallowing to difficulty breathing to tingling hands....and on and on and on..... It seems endless. This has been going on for years with me. I get to a point where I'm sure its all anxiety and I feel I'm making progress and boom...another symptom pops up and it starts all over again. I just finished a round of bronchitis followed closely by a stomach bug. My shingles (which I get about 4 times a year) broke out and all of a sudden I'm freaked out again. I've had some testing and I do have positive ANA titers - which can indicate an autoimmune disorder / which certainly could explain reoccurring shingles. I just know that my stress and anxiety is what keeps making my immunity dip. Doc says we can see a rheumy to follow up on the titer test - which I will do at some point. I guess what I'm trying to say is that I've fought this fight for a long time now and I know that even if there really IS some form of illness - it's still not the main problem - the KEY is a vicous cycle of anxiety and panic. Thanks for letting me share.